Enabling DECT Eco in the FRITZ!Box

With DECT Eco, the DECT field is completely switched off as soon as all of the cordless telephones are in standby mode. When this happens, the connection to the cordless telephones is maintained. If a call comes in for a cordless telephone, the call is indicated on the telephone and can be picked up on it.

Requirements / Restrictions

DECT Eco is not available when a radiator control (for example FRITZ!DECT 301) an outlet switch (for example FRITZ!DECT 200), a FRITZ!DECT Repeater, or a FRITZ!Box in DECT repeater mode is registered with the FRITZ!Box.

All of the registered cordless telephones must support DECT Eco. In addition to the FRITZ!Fon, some other telephones from other manufacturers also support this function. To find out whether your telephones support DECT Eco, see the "DECT > DECT Monitor" menu in the FRITZ!Box user interface. However, AVM cannot guarantee that DECT Eco will function with telephones from other manufacturers.

Now the the DECT fields of the base station and the cordless telephones are completely turned off as soon as the last call has been completed and there is no further user activity. FRITZ!Fon then displays the word "eco" above the signal strength bars. The base station "wakes up" from standby mode if a call comes in or a user pushes a button on the base station or a telephone.